The huge, but often ignored, buying power of African-Americans will be discussed by marketing professional, Michael Deflorimonte, at the 12th Counterpart International’s Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) set for the Holiday Inn San Juan in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, May 15 to 19.

Visit London is once again exhibiting at IMEX (April 22 to 24) as interest for the UK capital continues to increase on the international meetings and events stage. The city’s official visitor organization will provide inspiring ideas to international and German buyers visiting their stand -F400- in Frankfurt.

The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) wrapped up at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center. DATE, which kicked off April 1, drew nearly 60 buyer companies and about 200 individual buyers.

Final preparations are under way for the 2008 Travel Professionals International (TPI) Annual Conference taking place at the RIU Caribe, Cancun, Mexico, April 7-10, 2008. The conference, themed “Today. Tomorrow. Together,” outlines the importance of relationships and the drive for commitment to mutually beneficial growth among all TPI Associates, TPI corporate, and TPI Preferred Partners.

The Society of Incentive Travel Executives has selected the island of Aruba to be the host country of the SITE International Conference 2009, set for December 3 to 6. The event will bring the top minds in incentive travel, a multi-billion dollar global industry, to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated destinations.

Agents are invited to attend the 10th annual Travel Exchange Central America, commonly known as TREX, from April 7 to 9 in La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. The event will take place at the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo.